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October 2025 • Issue 280
Global credit funds & CLOs
News
News
Orrick’s CLO coup stuns market, Cadwalader reels
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‘CLO equity isn’t very attractive at the moment’
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Private fund CFOs ape CLOs to give investors access to diversified alternative assets
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‘This is probably going to stimulate some interest for triple As’
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Private credit managers seek a toehold in financial advisors’ model investment portfolios
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$20bn
Debt banks will provide to back the giant Electronic Arts buyout
over 2x
Rate at which small private credit issuers default compared to mid-sized peers
(Figure from Fitch)
~60
Amount First Brands’ loans fell by in the weeks before it filed for bankruptcy
50%+
Percentage gold futures have gained this year, as the spot price hit USD 4,000 for the first time
THEY SAID IT
Traders have coined a new word, ‘BABA’: bonds are back again
A PM reveals fixed income’s latest buzzword.
Opinion
Opinion
Dagmara Michalczuk
Psychology was a factor in managers’ reluctance to sell out of First Brands
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Lisa Lee
Markets are flipping their forecasts —from recession to overheating
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Randy Schwimmer
Private equity firms believe M&As and exits are looking up — and they still like continuation vehicles
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Thomas Majewski
After eight years of Creditflux columns, Thomas Majewski looks back at the factors that have most impacted CLO returns
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